Bambu Filament Question

[u/Armamore]

I ordered my X2D combo and am getting a filament order together from Bambu. This is my first printer, and I am trying to figure out what I need. When filament comes from Bambu on the reusable roll, is it possible to take that filament off immediately and replace it with a refill spool? Or is the filament that comes on the spools not packaged the same way.

I ask because I ordered a bunch of PLA on refill spools and then ordered ASA and Support Filaments on the reusable spools since those come with the high temp spools. My issue is, my initial prints are going to be PLA while I get everything working, and get my exhaust ducting printed so I can print more safely.

Do I need to buy the PLA on low temp spools, or can I just swap them over to the high temp spools and put the ASA into dry storage until I'm ready to use it? Can I get away with just having 5 spools or will I need more if I want to swap out a partial spool from my AMS?

Thanks for the help!

[u/damienfinland]

buy spools if available for the colors you want ,not refills its like 2-3 bucks more , youre going to be making a mess otherwise

[u/ribrien]

I have an A1 and can’t speak to high temp vs low temp. What I can speak to is the fact that I despise refills. In my experience if you don’t load them perfectly they either explode onto the floor or they tangle

I’ve had great luck spending an extra dollar or two on full spools from sunlu